- Playing 1/2 hu buying in for $100
- Playing 50/1 hu and tilt shoving with air. Thought i had won :(
- Playing a $105 hu sng (following the tilt from the above)
- Playing 3 $26.50 hu sng's
- Playing NL50 (as previously mentioned)
- Playing a little bit of NL100 6max.
Another annoying part of all this is ongoing problems i have been having with pokertracker. A heap of hands weren't able to imported so i decided to purge all my data and restart. The data still didn't work so basically im left with an empty database at the moment
My roll high point was Tuesday night where i hit $465. The roll currently stands at $377. I suppose i should be grateful given that it dropped to around $250 on numerous occasions and if certain situations didn't go my way at that point i would have almost certainly lost the rest.
The problem is i really believe i can beat NL20. There are a heap of absolute morons playing. Sure there are a few more regs but i should definitely be in the green. I just need to accept that i am hitting a rough patch and variance will turn soon. At the moment my plan is to continue playing and if my roll drops to $340 i will return to pokerstars NL10.
Here are some of my highlights
http://www.pokerhand.org/?3106530 shoving with air
http://www.pokerhand.org/?3112327 shoving with almost near air (fucking sick river. I was actually screaming "CMON DIAMOND CMON YOU FUCKING DIAMOND" and when it came i fist pumped so hard. Only to release that he had made the straight flush)
Not even sng success can help me!
So Basically im going to wait till the end of the month because my internet is fucked at the moment (exceeded download). I'll be restarting my pokertracker database and the grind will be back on.
1 comment:
Behhh, this is joyewish
I found your blog after doing a google search, it's not too bad and seems like a fairly decent way of keeping track of things and venting.
I've had my own downswing of poker; not financially just a security breach on ftp and now i have $400 lost in transit and a locked account. Ftp insta-emailed me after I tried to cash out $400 in tournament winnings following a $50 deposit on the same day. Since my follow-up email, they have just locked me out and failed to reply/communicate/compromise for the last 4days. My point is, with your roll, I recommend taking a genuine shot at the MTT'S for 24+2, I did and should have won the 2.7k but played the final table way too tight, finally placing 6th. Folded winning hands as I thought about the $$$. Definately, a good learning curve.
Some advice:
I reckon it's advisable to stop counting your money so often (I know it's hard) but listen to the Kenny Rogers song- The Gambler.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D8o6Os0xQf8&feature=related
Psychologically, losing 1/5, 1/4, or 1/2 over a short period of time can be depressing, especially if you lament by continually checking your roll. It can also be made more frustrating my remembering the micro-stakes you're playing and how long it will take to recoup such losses. I think with your experience in the game you should not stoop to these levels, the time expenditure is enormous for very little gain over a long period/sample of hands.
All this is common knowledge, though I just wanted to recommend you take a genuine shot, play 4-5 $24 tournaments, you might be pleasantly surprised by how much easier they are than the 6max micro grind and how differently they play to the tight vagina festivals of <$10 MTT's.
Goodluck and do some pushups or exercise when you start to tilt.
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